TABLE 6. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BERMUDAGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2002 NATIONAL BERMUDAGRASS TEST AT JAY, FL 1/ 2006 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC SPRING DENSITY DENSITY DENSITY QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP SPRING SUMMER FALL MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN TIFSPORT 5.3 2.7 8.0 8.0 9.0 6.0 5.3 7.0 5.7 4.3 5.7 8.0 6.0 TIFWAY 5.7 2.7 8.3 8.0 8.7 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.3 3.3 5.7 7.3 5.7 TIFT NO. 3 5.0 2.7 7.3 8.0 9.0 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 4.0 6.3 7.3 5.5 TIFT NO. 4 5.7 3.0 6.7 8.0 8.3 4.3 6.0 5.0 6.0 4.0 6.3 6.7 5.5 GN-1 5.3 2.7 6.3 8.0 7.7 4.7 4.3 5.7 4.7 4.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 PRINCESS 77 4.7 2.7 7.0 8.0 7.7 5.3 4.3 6.3 4.0 3.3 5.3 6.0 5.0 MS-CHOICE 5.3 3.0 6.0 8.0 7.3 4.3 3.7 7.0 5.7 2.7 5.0 5.3 4.8 OKC 70-18 5.0 3.0 8.3 8.0 7.7 7.3 4.0 5.3 5.0 3.0 3.7 5.3 4.8 AUSSIE GREEN 5.3 3.0 7.0 8.0 7.7 4.3 4.3 6.0 5.0 3.0 4.7 5.3 4.7 PREMIER (OR 2002) 4.7 2.7 8.0 8.0 8.3 5.3 4.0 4.3 4.3 2.7 5.0 7.0 4.7 SWI-1044 4.7 2.7 6.3 8.0 7.7 5.0 3.7 4.3 5.3 4.0 5.3 5.3 4.7 YUKON 4.7 2.7 7.0 8.0 6.3 5.3 4.0 3.7 4.7 4.3 5.0 5.3 4.6 PATRIOT 6.0 3.0 7.7 8.0 6.3 7.0 5.7 5.3 3.7 1.7 3.0 5.3 4.5 SWI-1003 4.7 2.7 7.7 8.0 8.0 4.3 4.0 4.0 4.3 3.7 5.3 5.7 4.5 SWI-1046 4.7 3.0 6.7 8.0 7.7 5.0 3.0 4.3 4.7 4.0 4.7 5.7 4.5 MIDLAWN 5.0 3.0 8.3 8.0 7.0 6.3 4.7 3.3 5.0 2.3 4.0 5.3 4.4 TIFT NO. 1 4.7 3.0 7.0 8.0 8.0 4.3 3.3 5.0 4.3 4.0 5.0 4.7 4.4 VERACRUZ (SWI-1041) 4.7 3.0 6.3 8.0 7.7 5.0 3.3 4.0 4.7 4.7 4.0 5.0 4.4 RIVIERA 5.0 3.0 7.3 8.0 6.7 4.7 3.7 4.7 5.3 2.7 4.7 4.7 4.3 SUNBIRD (PST-R68A) 4.7 3.0 5.7 8.0 7.7 4.7 3.0 4.3 5.0 3.7 4.0 5.3 4.3 CONTESSA (SWI-1045) 4.7 3.0 5.3 8.0 7.3 4.3 3.7 4.3 4.0 3.7 4.3 5.0 4.2 TRANSCONTINENTAL 4.7 2.3 5.0 7.7 8.0 4.3 3.3 4.0 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.2 CELEBRATION 4.7 3.0 5.7 8.0 7.7 4.7 2.7 5.0 4.0 3.7 4.3 4.7 4.1 LAPALOMA (SRX 9500) 4.0 3.0 5.7 8.0 7.3 4.0 2.3 4.7 4.3 3.7 4.3 5.3 4.1 SWI-1012 4.7 3.0 5.7 8.0 7.7 4.7 2.7 4.7 4.0 3.0 5.0 4.7 4.1 TIFT NO. 2 5.0 2.3 6.3 8.0 8.0 4.7 3.3 4.0 5.0 3.0 4.3 4.3 4.1 FMC-6 4.0 3.3 5.3 8.0 7.7 4.0 2.7 4.7 4.3 3.7 4.0 4.3 4.0 SR 9554 4.7 3.0 5.3 7.7 7.3 4.0 3.7 4.0 4.3 3.3 4.0 5.0 4.0 SWI-1001 4.3 3.0 6.3 8.0 7.3 4.3 3.0 3.7 3.7 4.0 4.7 4.7 4.0 CIS-CD5 4.3 2.7 5.0 7.7 7.0 4.0 3.0 4.0 4.0 3.3 4.3 4.3 3.9 CIS-CD6 4.0 3.0 4.7 8.0 7.3 4.0 3.0 4.0 4.7 3.3 3.7 4.7 3.9 ASHMORE 3.0 2.7 7.3 8.0 6.0 7.0 5.7 2.0 2.7 2.3 3.0 3.7 3.8 CIS-CD7 4.3 3.0 5.3 8.0 7.3 4.0 2.0 4.0 4.7 3.7 4.0 4.3 3.8 SWI-1014 5.0 3.0 5.3 8.0 6.7 4.3 3.0 4.0 4.0 3.0 3.7 4.7 3.8 SOUTHERN STAR 4.3 3.0 6.0 8.0 6.7 4.0 2.7 4.0 3.7 2.7 3.7 5.0 3.7 MOHAWK 4.3 3.0 5.3 7.7 6.3 4.0 2.7 3.7 3.7 2.3 3.7 5.3 3.6 NUMEX SAHARA 4.3 2.3 3.7 7.7 7.0 4.0 3.3 3.0 4.0 3.7 3.3 3.3 3.5 SUNDEVIL II 4.3 3.0 5.0 8.0 7.3 4.0 2.0 3.7 3.7 2.7 4.0 4.3 3.5 ARIZONA COMMON 5.0 3.0 5.3 8.0 5.7 4.0 3.0 3.7 3.7 2.3 3.3 4.0 3.4 PANAMA 3.7 2.7 5.7 7.7 5.7 4.0 2.0 3.3 3.7 2.7 3.3 4.7 3.4 SUNSTAR 5.0 3.0 5.7 8.0 6.7 3.7 2.3 3.7 3.0 2.3 3.3 4.7 3.3 B-14 4.0 3.0 5.0 8.0 6.0 3.7 2.0 3.3 3.7 2.0 3.3 3.3 3.0 LSD VALUE 1.0 1.0 3.3 0.7 1.4 1.2 1.8 1.7 1.8 2.7 1.0 1.9 0.7 C.V. (%) 12.1 12.0 23.4 2.6 10.5 15.6 29.2 21.7 20.0 32.0 14.0 20.2 10.5 1/ TO DETERMINE STATISTICAL DIFFERENCES AMONG ENTRIES, SUBTRACT ONE ENTRY'S MEAN FROM ANOTHER ENTRY'S MEAN. STATISTICAL DIFFERENCES OCCUR WHEN THIS VALUE IS LARGER THAN THE CORRESPONDING LSD VALUE (LSD 0.05). 2/ C.V. (COEFFICIENT OF VARIATION) INDICATES THE PERCENT VARIATION OF THE MEAN IN EACH COLUMN. TABLE A. 2006 LOCATIONS, SITE DESCRIPTIONS AND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN THE 2002 NATIONAL BERMUDAGRASS TEST SOIL SOIL SUN MOWING SOIL SOIL PHOSPHOROUS POTASSIUM NITROGEN OR HEIGHT IRRIGATION LOCATION TEXTURE PH (LBS/ACRE) (LBS/ACRE) (LBS/1000 SQ FT) SHADE (IN) PRACTICED FL3 - - - - - - - -